Glenn Hoddle says Dele Alli will have to hold showdown talks with Jose Mourinho about his future and perhaps leave Tottenham this month.
The midfielder has lost his place in the Tottenham side, and as the team continues to prosper, it becomes even more obvious that they probably don’t need him.
With the Euros coming up later this year, Alli runs the risk of not being in the England squad for the competition if he continues to see less football action at Spurs.
Hoddle says at the moment, Spurs have a settled team without him in the picture and the only time that he can get in the side is when there is an injury.
Even then, he will need to impress Mourinho before he could be considered a key member of the team once again.
He reckons that the problem at hand is that Alli doesn’t suit Mourinho’s system and backs him to return to his best if he joins a club with a system that does suit him.
The Amazon Prime Video pundit said as quoted by Sun Sports: “I can’t see him getting in at the moment, because they’re winning.
“He’s only being used in Europa football and the League Cup.
“He’s not going to get in unless there’s an injury or a lack of form. The lack of form goes out the window because there’s a settled team there.
“He’s going to have to wait for an injury, then he’s got to make a big impact on Jose to play.
“I’m talking about playing week in, week out, and he needs that.
“If he feels he can’t do that, he needs to communicate that to the manager, and if he sees it that way as well, a loan deal could be possible.
“It’s only Jose who will know if he sees a long-term scenario for him anyway. If he doesn’t, he might feel it’s best to cash in.
“I could see Dele going to another club and doing really well in the right system. I don’t think he suits this system that Jose’s looking for.
“I think at some stage he will move on, when that will be I’m not sure.
“If he does stay after the window, he’s got to knuckle down.
“He’s got to play at his very best. The truth is, and he knows it himself, he hasn’t played at his best.
“The only way he can prove that to the manager is to play and I find that door shut at the moment.
“It must be very frustrating for Dele, because he’s done such a good job.
“He’s a goal machine from midfield. He’s the end of the jigsaw.
“He’ll do that for some team, will it be for Tottenham? There’s a question mark about that.”
Like I’ve said I think José will keep him for next season’s style. Dele is well loved at tottenham
If you’re not going to play him or loan him out it’s a bad look for the club.